Leicester

Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, unparished area and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East... Wikipedia

  • Sovereign state:  United Kingdom
  • Country:  England
  • Region:  East Midlands
  • Ceremonial county:  Leicestershire
  • Founded:  AD c. 47 as Ratae Corieltauvorum
  • City status restored:  1919
  • Administrative headquarters:  Leicester Town Hall (meeting place) and City Hall, Leicester (council offices)
  • Type:  Unitary authority
  • Body:  Leicester City Council
  • Leadership:  Mayor and cabinet
  • Executive:  Labour Party
  • Lord Mayor:  George Cole
  • City Mayor:  Peter Soulsby (Lab)
  • City:  368,600
  • Urban:  508,916
  • Metro:  836,484
  • Ethnicity (2021):  43.4% Asian, 40.9% White, 7.8% Black, 4.1% Other, 3.8% Mixed
  • Time zone:  Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
  • Summer (DST):  British Summer Time (UTC+1)
  • Postcode areas:  LE
  • ISO 3166-2:  GB-LCE
  • ONS code:  00FN (ONS), E06000016 (GSS)
  • OS grid reference:  SK584044
  • NUTS 3:  UKF21
  • Primary airport:  East Midlands Airport (Outside of Leicester)
  • Councillors:  54
  • Website:  leicester.gov.uk
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo